Strawberry Tree (solar energy device)

Strawberry Tree is a solar and WiFi station which is permanently installed in public places such as streets, parks and squares, providing passersby with the opportunity to charge their mobile devices for free when they are outside. Its main parts are:{{Cite web|url=https://ecofriend.com/strawberry-tree-solar-powered-charging-booth-for-small-gadgets.html|title=Strawberry Tree – Solar powered charging booth for small gadgets|date=March 18, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2021|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514143811/https://ecofriend.com/strawberry-tree-solar-powered-charging-booth-for-small-gadgets.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://solarlighting-s.com/|title=Solar Lighting Guide – Lightening gadget reviews|date=November 15, 2023|access-date=January 25, 2024|archive-date=October 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001175319/https://solarlighting-s.com/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.solarpanelsuk.co.uk/news/?p=1836 |title=The "Strawberry Tree" That Provides Solar Power |access-date=2013-11-15 |archive-date=2020-01-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200108171729/http://www.solarpanelsuk.co.uk/news/the-strawberry-tree-that-provides-solar-power/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine|url=https://techland.time.com/2011/06/17/strawberry-tree-a-free-public-solar-powered-charging-station/|title=Strawberry Tree: A Free, Public, Solar-Powered Charging Station|first=Giles|last=Turnbull|magazine=Time |date=June 17, 2011|via=techland.time.com|access-date=May 14, 2021|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514143810/https://techland.time.com/2011/06/17/strawberry-tree-a-free-public-solar-powered-charging-station/|url-status=live}}

• Solar panels that transform solar energy to electrical energy
• Rechargeable batteries which accumulate energy and make Strawberry Tree function for more than 14 days without sunshine
• Sixteen cords for different types of mobile devices such as mobile phones, cameras, mp3 players etc.
• Smart electronics which enables balance between produced and consumed energy

Also, Strawberry Tree provides free wireless internet in the immediate surroundings.

The first idea of a public solar charger for mobile devices, Strawberry tree was developed by Miloš Milisavljević, founder of Strawberry Energy company.

{{As of|2013}}, there were eleven Strawberry Trees installed. The first Strawberry Tree was installed in October, 2010 in the main square of Obrenovac municipality, Serbia. During the first 40 days from presentation of the solar charger, 10,000 chargings were measured. One year later, in cooperation with Telekom Serbia Company, a second Public solar charger for mobile devices was set up in Zvezdara municipality, Belgrade, Serbia. In the same month, a third Strawberry Tree was set in Novi Sad, Serbia. By the beginning of 2012, more than 100,000 chargings had been achieved on all three Strawberry trees.{{Cite web|url=http://mashable.com/2012/01/04/innovative-solar-energy-tech/|title=Four Innovative Solar Tech Projects From Around the World|website=Mashable |access-date=2012-06-05|archive-date=2021-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218165735/https://mashable.com/2012/01/04/innovative-solar-energy-tech/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.innovationfund.rs/category/portfolio/the-strawberry-tree/|title=The Strawberry Tree-the first public solar charger|access-date=2012-06-05|archive-date=2013-01-13|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130113183530/http://www.innovationfund.rs/category/portfolio/the-strawberry-tree/|url-status=dead}}

In cooperation with Telekom Serbia Company, Strawberry energy also installed Strawberry Tree at these locations:

• Kikinda, Serbia, in July, 2012.{{Cite web|url=http://www.telekom.rs/telekomeng/Contents/Content8.aspx?sid=72&id=78&cid=52335|title=mt:s presents solar charger for mobile handsets to citizens of Kikinda}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Vranje, Serbia, in August, 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://cellularnews.com/mobile-phone/best-mobile-phone/|title=Best Mobile Phone: Ultimate Guide to Mobile Phones for Every Lifestyle|date=June 3, 2020|access-date=May 14, 2021|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514143810/https://cellularnews.com/mobile-phone/best-mobile-phone/|url-status=live}}
• Bor, Serbia, in October, 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telekom-srbija-installs-solar-mobile-charger-in-bor--900282|title=Telecompaper|website=www.telecompaper.com|access-date=2021-05-14|archive-date=2019-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417184009/https://www.telecompaper.com/news/telekom-srbija-installs-solar-mobile-charger-in-bor--900282|url-status=live}}
• Valjevo, Serbia, in October, 2012.

In cooperation with city of Belgrade and Palilula municipality, Strawberry energy installed Strawberry Tree Black in Belgrade in Tašmajdan Park, in November 2012, with a completely new design by Serbian architect Miloš Milivojević.{{Cite web|url=https://gigaom.com/energy-environment/|title=Energy & Environment|first=Jamie|last=Poitra|date=March 30, 2016|website=Gigaom|access-date=May 14, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123230818/https://gigaom.com/energy-environment/|url-status=dead}}

In the beginning of 2013, Strawberry energy, in cooperation with the city of Belgrade and Mikser organization, set up Public solar charger Strawberry Tree Flow with the new design by Serbian designers Tamara Švonja and Vojin Stojadinović, in Slavija square, Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite web|url=http://inhabitat.com/strawberry-tree-flow-solar-power-park-invites-passersby-to-charge-their-gadgets-in-belgrade/|title=Strawberry Tree Flow: Solar Power Park Invites Passersby to Charge their Gadgets in Belgrade|access-date=2013-11-15|archive-date=2019-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417184004/https://inhabitat.com/strawberry-tree-flow-solar-power-park-invites-passersby-to-charge-their-gadgets-in-belgrade/|url-status=live}}

Later in 2013, through the project "Bijeljina and Bogatić – together on the way towards energy sustainability through increasing energy efficiency and promotion of renewable energy sources" within Cross Border Cooperation Programme Serbia – Bosnia and Herzegovina, two solar chargers have been installed in Bijeljina: in front of Cultural center and in the City park.{{Cite web|url=https://srb-bih.org/en/kao-deo-projekta-bijeljina-je-instalirala-dva-solarna-punjaca-strawberru-tree/|title=As a part of the project, Bijeljina has installed two "Strawberry Tree" solar chargers – Cross-border Programme|first=Jelena|last=Stojanov|access-date=2021-05-14|archive-date=2021-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514143811/https://srb-bih.org/en/kao-deo-projekta-bijeljina-je-instalirala-dva-solarna-punjaca-strawberru-tree/|url-status=live}}

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• {{Official website|url=http://senergy.rs/proizvodi/strawberry-drvo/?lang=en}}

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